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In Salem, police said they seized at least 40 boxes of synthetic drugs from the Can You Dig It smoke shop on Main Street.

"There a little bit over 2,100 units; and the street value is just over $35,000," Somersworth police Capt. David Kretschmar said.

The drugs included synthetic marijuana and so-called bath salts.

Officials said local law enforcement teamed up with the Drug Enforcement Administration to conduct the operation.

"It's part of a larger operation to rid the streets of synthetic drugs," Kretschmar said.

The Wednesday raids led police to an even larger stash of drugs on Thursday.

"That seizure is a direct result of what we did yesterday," Kretschmar said.

Police in Somersworth said crime has been on the rise since the synthetic drugs hit the street.

"For us it's one of the worst things I've seen since the time I've been here," Kretschmar said.

Officers said the substances can be purchased for as little as $5 and are highly addictive.

"After they use it a few times they've got a habit and it just keeps going and going," Kretschmar said.

Officials said all of the substances have a warning label on the side stating that they are not intended for human consumption.

"The calls for service on medical calls with overdoses, people thinking that there were cameras in the walls watching them," Kretschmar said.

No charges have been filed as authorities say they're waiting on tests to determine what was in the substances they seized.

"The chemical composition once they are tested will let us know what is legal and what isn't legal," Kretschmar said. "The chemicals from the banned list that DEA has been changed in some of them a little bit."

The raid is part of an ongoing investigation and police are asking anyone with information about where synthetic drugs are being sold to give them a call.